Cape Breton campground owner in dark about man who fell from moving car

A New Brunswick man, 25, was airlifted to Halifax on Tuesday from the Cape Breton Regional Hospital. He was in critical condition after reportedly jumping from a moving vehicle at the Ben Eoin Beach RV Resort and Campground. (STEVE WADDEN)

A Cape Breton campground owner says little is known about an alleged car-jumping incident that sent a Riverview, N.B., man to a Halifax hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Alexis MacDonald, owner of Ben Eoin Beach RV Resort & Campground, said the man was a “visitor” to the campground, but wouldn’t confirm whether he had been a registered camper.

“We’re just praying for the boy’s recovery and hoping everything will go OK,” said MacDonald.

“It was an incident that happened that we really don’t have a lot of information about.”

Cape Breton Regional Police say it appears the 25-year-old man jumped from a moving car, although it’s unknown how fast the vehicle was moving at the time.

Police were called to the Bras d’Or Lake campground, about 32 kilometres southwest of Sydney, at 11 a.m. on Tuesday.

Staff Sgt. Ken O’Neill told The Chronicle Herald on Wednesday that the man’s condition has not changed and police are still unsure why the man allegedly decided to jump.

“We think he’s in poor shape,” said O’Neill.

“They are following up with the investigation, but at this point there’s nothing pointing to any criminal charges or motor vehicle charges.”

The man was rushed by ambulance to Cape Breton Regional Hospital before being flown out by helicopter shortly after noon on Tuesday to hospital in Halifax.